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The Musée d’Orsay is housed in a former train station and retains some of its glorious detail from those days. It makes for a dramatic display space. But we aren’t interested in the sculpture collection Read More …
I had forgotten about the Latin Quarter ‘s Saturday market, but we are lucky and come across it anyway. It’s fun to see what is available and to watch the local Parisians doing their shopping. Read More …
An evening walk through the Latin Quarter near our hotel takes us up to the Panthéon. Begun in 1764 as a church honoring Saint Geneviève, the Pantheon was completed in 1790 during the revolution – Read More …
My friend Jeff has recommended we visit the church of Saint Séverin, another Medieval beauty that is an easy stop on the way back to our hotel. As we enter, the sound of the magnificent Read More …
Along with Notre-Dame, the other highlight of Ile de la Cité is a visit to the royal chapel of Sainte Chapelle. The chapel is tucked away in a complex that today serves as the Paris Read More …
Paris grew up around its islands, Ile de la Cité and Ille St. Louis. Standing here, we truly are in the very heart of Paris. It seems we should look around a bit more. Ille Read More …
I’m a little surprised by the massiveness of Paris. Everything is so BULKY. It’s lovely, but big. Buildings seem to hog whole blocks, making the city seem a bit larger than life. I don’t recall Read More …